TY - JOUR
T1 - Transient MRI abnormalities associated with partial status epilepticus
T2 - A case report
AU - Amato, Carmelo
AU - Elia, Maurizio
AU - Musumeci, Sebastiano A.
AU - Bisceglie, Pierluigi
AU - Moschini, Massimo
PY - 2001/4/1
Y1 - 2001/4/1
N2 - We report the case of an 18-year-old woman who presented a long-lasting cluster of partial seizures, and MRI cortical abnormalities localized in the left parietal lobe. The MRI changes correlated with the site of the epileptogenic focus, and disappeared within 2 weeks. The recognition of these reversible MRI abnormalities, which are presumably due to a temporary alteration of blood-brain barrier in the epileptogenic zone with subsequent edema, and are not associated with any underlying organic conditions, is extremely useful in the medical management of the patient and allows to avoid other invasive diagnostic procedures.
AB - We report the case of an 18-year-old woman who presented a long-lasting cluster of partial seizures, and MRI cortical abnormalities localized in the left parietal lobe. The MRI changes correlated with the site of the epileptogenic focus, and disappeared within 2 weeks. The recognition of these reversible MRI abnormalities, which are presumably due to a temporary alteration of blood-brain barrier in the epileptogenic zone with subsequent edema, and are not associated with any underlying organic conditions, is extremely useful in the medical management of the patient and allows to avoid other invasive diagnostic procedures.
KW - Blood-brain barrier
KW - Cerebral edema
KW - MRI
KW - Reversible MRI abnormalities
KW - Status epilepticus
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U2 - 10.1016/S0720-048X(00)00284-9
DO - 10.1016/S0720-048X(00)00284-9
M3 - Article
C2 - 11287165
AN - SCOPUS:0035313002
VL - 38
SP - 50
EP - 54
JO - European Journal of Radiology
JF - European Journal of Radiology
SN - 0720-048X
IS - 1
ER -